The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-05-14
EARN NOTES.

The theory that the sex ofan egg can
be told by its shape is erroneous.
Millions of weed seeds can be destroy
ed on almost every farm by fire.
Do not be in to great hurry to sow
seeds in the ground or put out tender
plants.
Don't let your tomato plants spindle
up before you transplant them in the
hot-bed.
Onion seed that has no firmness. or
that is perfectly dry, is not good. Test
on a sheet of writing paper.
Put the pig-sty manure on the gar
dan where the running vines are to be
planted. 1t will work wonders.
A liberal sprinkling of fine manure
between the rows of the strawberry
bed will very materially help them.
Mari, half a peck to hill, is highly
recommended for blackberry bushes.
If that cannot be obtained, use loam.
Mulch between the strawberry rows
six inches deep with old straw. twill
strengthen the plant and increase the
yield.
The farmer who has the best bred
animals 10 sell generally fares the best,
IA good thing to think about as breed
ing time approaches.
Pine s'leaves' or NEEDLES, make cap
ital mulch for small fruits and flower
ing plants, for the latter will push up
through n sufficient covering.
Goldsmith Maid trotted more miles
below 2:20 time than any other animal
in the United States. She has ia
heats to her credit in o:20 time.
The most efficient and economical
mode for using ashes is to apply twen-
-
two or three different times during the
growing season.
Deep cultivation and fining of the
soil before planting is in accordance
with approved knowlege in corn grow
ing, and shallow cultivation after the
corn is up and growing.
a paper peach basket, which can be
manufactured for about four cents, has
been invented by a New Yorker, and
it is thought will settle the question of
''free baskets for peaches.
The practice of washing sheep is be-
ing discarded. Nothing is gained by
so doing, while il is injurious to the an
imals as well as TO those who have the
disagreeable work TO perform.
Manure is the farmers savings bank,
and if more of them would have large
heaps of il every spring TO spread upon
their lands, instead of money at inter
est, they would prosper better in the
end.
Near slaughter-houses and soap fac
tories, farmers can make small fortunes
at duck raising. A duck is as great a
scavenger as a hog. Ducks will thrive
well on offal and slaughter-house re-
fuse.
To destroy aphides or plant lice, dip
the ends of the twigs into a strong tea
made by sleeping tobacco stems (which
may be procured at any cigar factory
in hot water, or syringe with wliale-oil
soap suds.
As rule, the size of the seed will in
dictate the depth TO plant il, starting
with the smallest at one-half of an inch,
such as celery, parsnip, etc, while peas
and beans may be put one and a half
inches deep.
Trees for shelter, shade and orna-
ment, if well chosen, are always worth
the planting, and subsequent care re-
quiled to get them fairly rooted so
they will need nothing more than
friendly protection.
Manure is a great stimulant for the
garden, therefore put it on plentifully.
Better put out only half the usual quail
ity, and do that well, than run over a
large garden but halfprepared. Never
stir your land when very wet
To show what can be done with early
cut hay, Mr.. Terry, writing to the
New York Tribune states that he has a
team of heavy work horses that for
nearly five years have lived on diet
of early cut clover and timothy hay.
They have not had a single feed of grain
during all this time. are as fat as seals,
and at no time during the five years
could one see a rib on either of them.
To take a heavy load of wheat or pota-
toes TO market twelve miles is but play
for them.
This plan for starting strawberry
bed has succeeded we'll, and Is worthy
of trial by others who doubt their abil-
ity to grow this luscious fruit. In
planting potatoes last spring the hills
were made three feet apart in the row,
and soon after the potatoes came up
strawberry plant was set between each
two hills. OF course the strawberries
We're cultivated as often as the potatoes
were hoed; they had plenty of room to
spread outand grow. The result of the
good cultivation given them is very
promising crop for this spring.